New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
JUDGES WHO ARE GOOD WALKERS.
PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF THE BENCH.

PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF THE BENCH.
| RANDOM NOTES on THE PEDESTRIAN POWERS OF
THE DISPENSERS OF JUSTICE.
If a pedestrian contest to be arranged between
the Supreme and the Superior Courts and the Court OF
Common Pleas of this district with tho City Court as
contingent the best representatives to select III
struggle for the laurcls would the judges on the
bench i'm these various h0dies. Nearly all of the
yrarers of the ermine take great deal Of outdoor
exercise and walking is their common means for
counteractlng the sedentary demands OF Their DAILY
life.
Justice Lawrence Of the Supreme Court stands pre-
eminent a. a walker. He sallies forth from the court
house with vigor and detern ination his rud y COM
pie Iion quick STEP carriage and flashing eyes
indicate man in splendid health. lie always carries
a cane and losses IL about lightly. lic may be seen
walking downtown OF IL morning on his way TO court
uptown after court and not content with fh', ne IRE
quent!y starts out from his home on a tr' mp which
lands him somew here in Harlem. The court ohc"r.
say that Justice Lawrence is simply daisy walker"
Justice Van Brunt's portly and rotnnd form movoA
rapidly down Fifhave. each morning as he tai ca his
constitutional. He is little less herf his vgor
than Justice Lawrence. but he moves along with
sturdlness which takes him there all the same These
two display much energy on the bench We any oil
their cates and young lawyers sometimes wonder
what would happei should the two not tone Them
selves down by plenty OF outdoor exercise. They ire
quently tai this together
Justice Brady has O good rcI utation as Iedes-
tran and his finely pcserved health ia TO be attributed
largely ~ this cause lie is also thoroughly AT home
in the saddle.
Judge Truax is the athlete Of the Superior Court.
lie is member OF the NewYorK Athletic Club aud lac
would PROBABLY be able to knock ont with ease the
Supreme and Superior Courts of the First judicial
NJ NJ Ne York for "A
boxer he has high reputation. Then. too, no has
pei horse behind which he enjoys pulling the rclns
and to keep himself further in tune ne walks great
deal.
| Judge Freedman, precise and methodca as we'll as
clear headed, sits borse easily on the bench
Riding ia his hobby. But he, too, can walk as many
miles as any justice Of the Supreme Court and the
contest were to be against time he would probably
" wind " his competitors.
judges OGorman and Ingraham would DO close
seconds. however Indeed Judge InRraham moves with
a grace and vigor OF stride which wOdd make the
test doubtful Judge O'Gorman great pedestrian.
Judge Sedgwick who looks ike the typical English
| occupant OF the woosack with his literally moulded
features and digned sodity finds plenty OF outdoor
walking the beat in the world To keep his mind
clear and his body active. His manners are az DELHI
crate and courty those OF any man on tue bench.
Judge p. Henry Dugro has the tender regard OF
officers by the easy way in which he has set led
into his position and his busnessike manner OF
conducting court affairs. he recently took good
deal o exercise in running tor this place. but having
got there he proposes there TO rest Tor several years
Judges Allen and Van Hoesen do not allow the
Court of Common Pleas to lag as an eIemplar OF the
value vf outdoor exercise a counter irritant to
sedcntary pursuis. They are often seen walking up
Van Hoesen also keeps his horse to shake up his
system as, too does Judge Joseph +. DAILY, who be-
lieves heartily IN outdoor exercise.
Judge MoAdsm In the City Court, Is q marvellous
pedestrian. 1t is said good authority that he can
walk away from anythng-except good dinner or
good story. And he will walk long distance to do
good turn for O friend
Judge Ehrlich according to court chronicles, never
rides in a but always walks. lie goes to
court and returns foot
II lie said that IL Judge Hall did not live away up In
Morrsania he would walk all tho way down to court
daily as 1t Is, he invariably oots it to the elevated
station ut One hundred and-twenty -ninth-st.
Judge Nehrbas ia an indefstigablc walker He Is
tall and athletic and keeps gooa COMPLEXION through
this KIND OF exercise
II Judge Browne bad not been hardened pedestrian
he would probably been killed of by tho I'M
mense amount of running around he did for the
Parnell Parliamentary Fund
Judge Hyatt is wonderfully active on his feet and
keeps up the reputation OF the City Court in this line.
These judges all attribute their general good health
to the walking they do out Of doors. They are GER
tainly vigorous and healthy set OF men and
only abundance Of activity the open air can account
the way in which they withstand the debilitating
influence OF briefs, opinions, motions afhdavits legal
quibbles and law points IN which they arc perpetuay
involved.